According to the archaeological research, a synagogue was constructed in ancient Philippopolis dating from the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus in the first half of 3rd century AD.

It was built in the remnants of a small courtyard in what was once a large Jewish quarter called Orta Mezar during the Turkish rule.

"[citation needed] An exquisite Venetian glass chandelier hangs from the center of the ceiling, which has a richly painted dome.

was raised by the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad (US$26,000)[8] and the London-based Hanadiv Charitable Foundation.

[10] A permanent exhibition about the Jewish life in the city and the region will soon be created and it will present different objects and stories from the community in Plovdiv and Bulgaria.